Pottery workshop and shop

Pottery workshop and shop

The primary goal was to provoke the interest of passers-by. It is a pottery-sculpture workshop that together with the shop-showroom of his works have a total area of 110m2. The composition focused on the organization of three pure geometric volumes, two rectangular parallelepipeds and one cylinder. The volumes were placed parallel to the provincial road axis Methoni-Koroni, with short distances between them. The intermediate outdoor entrance area is demarcated with particular rigor, functions as a place for the relief of all activities, organizes the through movements and is the "heart" of the building. The chimney, a sculptural reference element, completes the composition. The main aim of the study was to process a simple architectural expression that utilizes light and shadow. To achieve this, handsome materials and bright colors were chosen. The external form of the building was harmonized with the landscape data. The basic materials of construction are colored plaster, colored cement mortars and metal frames. Their choice was dictated by the desire of the owners to see their building evolve over time. The handling of materials aims at highlighting the plasticity of tumors. The relationship with the soil was decisive. The color proposal was born from the variety and variability of the shades of the natural soil.

Client : Private
Location : Koroni, Messinia
Design : 2004
Construction : 2006
Study stage : Final study, Supervision
Design team : Manolis Votsis, Philippos Gerontakis, Dimitra Bouga, Antonis Krasas
Static study: Giannis Adrachtas
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